‘The Spirit…Into Your Hearts’

And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

Galatians 4:6

One of the blessings and benefits of our adoption into the Family of God is that the Holy Spirit has come to dwell within us. Our text today speaks to that point. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is integrally related to the whole concept of the larger scheme of salvation. In fact, Paul states it so boldly in Romans that he says, ‘if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.’ It is the Holy Spirit Who takes the things of Christ and shows them unto us. It is the Holy Spirit Who ‘guides us into all truth.’ It is the Holy Spirit Who convicts us of sin, Who ‘renews us in the whole person after the Image of God,’ and Who ‘intercedes for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.’ So long as we are out of Christ, we ‘have not the Spirit.’ For us, after He has regenerated us, granted us repentance unto life, given us faith to believe, now dwells within us and shall be with us. This is that Spirit Who, ‘bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.’ For us, this is a great comfort, a great blessing, a great encouragement, and a great assurance. If the Holy Spirit dwells within us, then we as adopted children of the Family of God have reason to be calm, joyful and hopeful for the things we face daily, both great and small.

Our Gracious Master and Our God,
we praise You for Your Blessed Holy Spirit,
that He takes the things of Christ and shows them unto us.
We rejoice that He indwells us and fills us for service,
that we may bring You glory.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning